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there they are on the stage in boston. you can see how painful it is in their face. it started off they had high expectations. all of their aides were pretty pumped. it doesn't work out well from the romneys or the ryans. we'll wait to hear from the president of the united states very soon. >> david it is remarkable when you any about it after all the years of campaigning and hundreds of millions of dollars, all the speeches, it boils down to that making a speech and walking off the stage and it's over for mitt romney. >> and walking off the national stage. he doesn't have place right now. parties aren't kind to the people who -- >> you don't see him having a role in the republican party? >> paul ryan will. he's going to be a key figure. >> he's still in congress. >> he would either be the negotiator or he's going to be a chief negotiator for the house of representatives. it was a very gracious speech. i think we got a sense of the fundamental decency of a man which has come through more over the last two weeks. he had no mention about how he might work with presiden
there they are on the stage in boston. you can see how painful it is in their face. it started off they had high expectations. all of their aides were pretty pumped. it doesn't work out well from the romneys or the ryans. we'll wait to hear from the president of the united states very soon. >> david it is remarkable when you any about it after all the years of campaigning and hundreds of millions of dollars, all the speeches, it boils down to that making a speech and walking off the stage...
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i was in city hall in boston 44 years ago complaining about people who wanted a swimming pool in a neighborhood and they complaining because the dump trucks were coming in and out digging out the swimming pool and it was bothering them, and i complained to an old city councilman. he said, hey, kid, ain't you heard the news? everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. i think that's what i get from too many of constituents. they want us to cut the deficit, but don't raise my taxes and don't cut this and don't cut that and expand this and expand that. we do our best, and i'm not troubled by our inability to do what some of the them want us to do, which is impossible. >> i'm a little troubled sometimes by the thoughtlessness of some people who are quick to criticize anybody without differentiating between those who are trying to do their best, but it's hard to argue with american people generally when they look to washington and see the mess that we're in right now. it is also true, as everyone here has said, that so manto se extent that reflects the will of the american people who w
i was in city hall in boston 44 years ago complaining about people who wanted a swimming pool in a neighborhood and they complaining because the dump trucks were coming in and out digging out the swimming pool and it was bothering them, and i complained to an old city councilman. he said, hey, kid, ain't you heard the news? everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. i think that's what i get from too many of constituents. they want us to cut the deficit, but don't raise my taxes...
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a recent report from the boston consulting group says, quote, trying to hire high-skilled workers at rock bottom rates is not a skills gap. the report estimates that the skills gap actually affects between 80,000 and 100,000 workers, less than 1% of the total manufacturing workforce. the co-author of that report is also a senior and managing partner of the boston consulting group and also author of the book of "the manufacturing renaissance." thanks for stopping by to talk to us about this. i hear this a lot from executives. we've had people on this program who had people on this program who have said they just can't find the workers. you say they're not looking hard enough. they're not looking hard enough, they're not paying enough, and they're not investing in training enough. is that the answer? >> exactly. what we're seeing is companies who are not paying enough, they're looking at highly skilled jobs, they're trying to pay $12 or $15 an hour to. that's not a skills gap. they're trying to explore, you know, using lower end work force because they want to pay less money. that's no
a recent report from the boston consulting group says, quote, trying to hire high-skilled workers at rock bottom rates is not a skills gap. the report estimates that the skills gap actually affects between 80,000 and 100,000 workers, less than 1% of the total manufacturing workforce. the co-author of that report is also a senior and managing partner of the boston consulting group and also author of the book of "the manufacturing renaissance." thanks for stopping by to talk to us about...
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the romney camp in boston. both campaigns are anxiously waiting for the final word from voters on this, "election night in network." we would like to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. we're counting down to the first projections in the race for the white house and control of the united states congress. just minutes from now, all polls closed. in georgia, indiana, kentucky, south carolina, vermont and the battleground state of virginia. a total of 60 electoral votes are up for grabs in those states, and remember, it takes 270 electoral votes to win this election. let's go to our correspondents over at the presidential candidates' headquarters, jessica yellin is with the president in chicago, candy crowley with governor romney in boston. jessica, first to you. set the scene. >> reporter: hi, wolf. i have been speaking to obama aides throughout the day, and they tell me that they are feeling calm, as is the president. they describe him as calm, serene and excited. the
the romney camp in boston. both campaigns are anxiously waiting for the final word from voters on this, "election night in network." we would like to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. we're counting down to the first projections in the race for the white house and control of the united states congress. just minutes from now, all polls closed. in georgia, indiana, kentucky, south carolina, vermont and the battleground state of virginia. a...
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and mitt romney's boston and president obama's chicago. both candidates' supporters are eagerly awaiting the first results from the all-important battle ground state of ohio. we want to welcome back our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in the cnn election center. just moments from now, the polls close in three more states. north carolina, as well as ohio and neighboring west virginia. together those states account for 38 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the white house. let's check the anxiety level over at the candidates' headquarters. candy crowley is with the romney campaign in boston. jessica yellin with the president in chicago. candy, let's go to you first. >> reporter: it's pretty quiet right here now, wolf. as you know, the candidate is back in boston after last-minute swing today through both pennsylvania and ohio. we are seeing people beginning to trickle in, still an upbeat group, still, you know, big cheer when they won kentucky although they know that's one they were supposed to get.
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not far from where you are in boston. he will also campaign in ohio and pennsylvania, a state that hasn't voted for a republican presidential nominee since george bush senior, back in '88. what does that tell you? is that a hail mary backup in case he loses ohio or just worth a try since he's in the neighborhood or does he think he really has a chance? >> it depends on who you ask, anderson. clearly the polls have tightened up in pennsylvania. they took a look at it, when you talk to the folks in the romney campaign they say listen, we have spent the money, we need to spend in all these battleground states that john was talking about. all of our resources that we can put in there are there. we are up on the air as much as we can be. there's no more room for ads on tv in all these battleground states and they took a look at pennsylvania and said first of all, it's right next door to ohio so not like they have to go across the country to go there. plus more than 90% of pennsylvanians will vote on election day. there's no ea
not far from where you are in boston. he will also campaign in ohio and pennsylvania, a state that hasn't voted for a republican presidential nominee since george bush senior, back in '88. what does that tell you? is that a hail mary backup in case he loses ohio or just worth a try since he's in the neighborhood or does he think he really has a chance? >> it depends on who you ask, anderson. clearly the polls have tightened up in pennsylvania. they took a look at it, when you talk to the...
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he told the newspaper in boston, the gay newspaper in boston, that he'd be better on gay rights than kennedy. >> are you saying romney is just an opportunist? >> i think he looks at politics the way he does business deals, that this doesn't represent an ideological path for him. i think anyone who looks at his position on issues has to come to that judgment, that for romney, politics is a means of obtaining power to do things that he wants to do. >> by the fall of 1994, it was a dead heat, and the kennedy campaign was looking for a silver bullet. they found it in bain capital. >> i don't like romney's creating jobs because he took every one of them away. >> the ads featured workers for a paper company in indiana. after a bain-owned company took it over, many of its workers lost their jobs. romney says he wasn't at bain at the time. his opponents say his actions led to the job cuts. >> if you think you'd make such a good senator, come out here to marion, indiana, and see what your company has done to these people. >> it worked so well the obama campaign is using the same indiana compa
he told the newspaper in boston, the gay newspaper in boston, that he'd be better on gay rights than kennedy. >> are you saying romney is just an opportunist? >> i think he looks at politics the way he does business deals, that this doesn't represent an ideological path for him. i think anyone who looks at his position on issues has to come to that judgment, that for romney, politics is a means of obtaining power to do things that he wants to do. >> by the fall of 1994, it was...
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he told the newspaper in boston, the gay newspaper in boston, that he'd be better on gay rights than kennedy. >> are you saying romney is just an opportunist? >> i think he looks at politics the way he does business deals, that this doesn't represent an ideological path for him. i think anyone who looks at his position on issues has to come to that judgment, that for romney, politics is a means of obtaining power to do things that he wants to do. >> by the fall of 1994, it was a dead heat, and the kennedy campaign was looking for a silver bullet. they found it in bain capital. >> i don't like romney's creating jobs because he took every one of them away. >> the ads featured workers for a paper company in indiana. after a bain-owned company took it over, many of its workers lost their jobs. romney says he wasn't at bain at the time. his opponents say his actions led to the job cuts. >> if you think you'd make such a good senator, come out here to marion, indiana, and see what your company has done to these people. >> it worked so well the obama campaign is using the same indiana compa
he told the newspaper in boston, the gay newspaper in boston, that he'd be better on gay rights than kennedy. >> are you saying romney is just an opportunist? >> i think he looks at politics the way he does business deals, that this doesn't represent an ideological path for him. i think anyone who looks at his position on issues has to come to that judgment, that for romney, politics is a means of obtaining power to do things that he wants to do. >> by the fall of 1994, it was...
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he told the newspaper in boston, the gay newspaper in boston, that he'd be better on gay rights than kennedy. >> are you saying romney is just an opportunist? >> i think he looks at politics the way he does business deals, that this doesn't represent an ideological path for him. i think anyone who looks at his position on issues has to come to that judgment, that for romney, politics is a means of obtaining power to do things that he wants to do. >> by the fall of 1994, it was a dead heat, and the kennedy campaign was looking for a silver bullet. they found it in bain capital. >> i don't like romney's creating jobs because he took every one of them away. >> the ads featured workers for a paper company in indiana. after a bain-owned company took it over, many of its workers lost their jobs. romney says he wasn't at bain at the time. his opponents say his actions led to the job cuts. >> if you think you'd make such a good senator, come out here to marion, indiana, and see what your company has done to these people. >> it worked so well the obama campaign is using the same indiana compa
he told the newspaper in boston, the gay newspaper in boston, that he'd be better on gay rights than kennedy. >> are you saying romney is just an opportunist? >> i think he looks at politics the way he does business deals, that this doesn't represent an ideological path for him. i think anyone who looks at his position on issues has to come to that judgment, that for romney, politics is a means of obtaining power to do things that he wants to do. >> by the fall of 1994, it was...
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candy crowley is at the romney campaign headquarters in boston. dan lothian at the obama campaign headquarters in chicago. candy, i'll start with you. what is the campaign telling you with a few hours until the polls close? >> not very much is the short answer to that. i talked to a couple of them and the best answer i got, what are you seeing, anything hopeful, anything not so hopeful? i got back early voting looks good, but it is early. so they're not willing to go out on any limbs at this point. they're still in that phase where you're looking at those election lists, at individual polling places, looking at it and saying who of our guys hasn't shown up yet. and pinpointing who that is and going and getting them or calling them and saying, hey come on down, you got to vote. they note the heavy turnout we seem to be seeing wasn't in early voting as in before today, but also seeing today's early votes heavy as well. so they want to make sure that it is heavy in their direction and in the places where they need to come -- need to have their suppor
candy crowley is at the romney campaign headquarters in boston. dan lothian at the obama campaign headquarters in chicago. candy, i'll start with you. what is the campaign telling you with a few hours until the polls close? >> not very much is the short answer to that. i talked to a couple of them and the best answer i got, what are you seeing, anything hopeful, anything not so hopeful? i got back early voting looks good, but it is early. so they're not willing to go out on any limbs at...
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candy crowley is at romney headquarters in boston. brianna, first to you. what's going on over there? >> reporter: we're on the floor at mccormick place, a convention center in downtown chicago, and supporters of president obama have just begun to come through the door and they're obviously staking out their position as close to the podium as possible. the campaign says they're expecting about 10,000 people here at this event and most of them i should tell you are chicago-based obama campaign volunteers. many of whom had to agree to do at least two canvassing shifts, voter canvassing shifts in nearby battleground states, iowa and wisconsin. >> candy is in boston. lot of folks already gathering behind you. >> reporter: they are. they started sort of the preliminary program, the pledge of allegiance, national anthem. we also heard from craig romney, who came over to talk to the folks here. as you can hear the music has started. but the number crunching, the watching the polls, the white knuckle time is going on in that suite. i talked to a senior advisor just
candy crowley is at romney headquarters in boston. brianna, first to you. what's going on over there? >> reporter: we're on the floor at mccormick place, a convention center in downtown chicago, and supporters of president obama have just begun to come through the door and they're obviously staking out their position as close to the podium as possible. the campaign says they're expecting about 10,000 people here at this event and most of them i should tell you are chicago-based obama...
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all the big cities, boston, new york, philadelphia, a little snow. not much in the way of accumulation, really along the big cities and the 95 corridor, but still you'll see it come down. kind of get new the christmas spirit. we do have winter weather advisories and we will see accumulati accumulations. want to show you where. here's the radar. the white delynn naturing where the snow potentially is falling. some of it called zerba. starts as snow in the atmosphere but the atmosphere is dry but it dissipates so we don't see it at the surface. it does moisten the atmosphere to finally deliver some snow. this is the heart of it. scranton, pennsylvania, southeastern pennsylvania, northwestern new jersey, that's where we're going to get into the snow. morristown, new jersey, for example. but, with this line, a lot of energy with it, could see some severe weather. look at birmingham, down toward montgomery, all heading eastward, atlanta, georgia, will be slow go. no question this afternoon at the airport. things will really slow down. jackson all the way
all the big cities, boston, new york, philadelphia, a little snow. not much in the way of accumulation, really along the big cities and the 95 corridor, but still you'll see it come down. kind of get new the christmas spirit. we do have winter weather advisories and we will see accumulati accumulations. want to show you where. here's the radar. the white delynn naturing where the snow potentially is falling. some of it called zerba. starts as snow in the atmosphere but the atmosphere is dry but...
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candy crowley is at romney headquarters in boston. what are you hearing today? >> there is a sense of optimism inside the obama campaign, not only from the president himself but top officials. i was talking to one senior official inside the campaign who said he feels very good about how this election will be decided tonight. but they're not letting up on that ground game. you saw the president earlier today working the phones, encouraging volunteers in the key battleground states. a short time ago, i did receive an e-mail from a senior campaign official listing all the different efforts by various groups, hispanics, young people, seniors, what they're doing to get out the vote. some are giving rides to people. others are working the phones or knocking on the doors. this is a close race, very optimistic, they believe this race will be decided on getting people out to the polls. >> candy, what are you hearing from the campaign? >> well, shouldn't be too surprising to anybody that at this point when you talk to top advisers in the romney campaign, as you do in the
candy crowley is at romney headquarters in boston. what are you hearing today? >> there is a sense of optimism inside the obama campaign, not only from the president himself but top officials. i was talking to one senior official inside the campaign who said he feels very good about how this election will be decided tonight. but they're not letting up on that ground game. you saw the president earlier today working the phones, encouraging volunteers in the key battleground states. a short...
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so the influx of people kind of, you know, making that commute to boston area and moving from out of state in might have something to do with that swing. >> sure it does. brian, thanks very much. we'll watch new hampshire and the four electoral votes. >> our next battleground stop is colorado with its nine electoral votes. just like ohio, went for barack obama in 2008 after helping george w. bush win the white house in 2004. cnn's kung la is in colorado. are you getting a sense of who has the upper hand? >> reporter: well, the republicans saying they have the upper hand looking at who's actually voted, cast that vote, the republicans are leading by about 25,000 votes but that's not very much of a gap. what we're seeing here in this location i'm standing in, the early voting as you mentioned, kate, is over. but what people are doing is dropping off early ballots. they're -- these are the mail-in ballots. they can drop them off and murphy's law, no one's here but they can drive up, give their ballot to this gentleman and then he'll take the ballot and drop it in this red box. from here
so the influx of people kind of, you know, making that commute to boston area and moving from out of state in might have something to do with that swing. >> sure it does. brian, thanks very much. we'll watch new hampshire and the four electoral votes. >> our next battleground stop is colorado with its nine electoral votes. just like ohio, went for barack obama in 2008 after helping george w. bush win the white house in 2004. cnn's kung la is in colorado. are you getting a sense of...
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the boston celtics hosting the brooklyn nets last night. the celtics, kevin garnett going to take the basket. he takes a hard foul from kris humphries. you see it there. and rondo takes exception. he goes after humphreys. their teammates join the tusel. both humphreys and rondo got ejected and now rondo may be dejected. the nets won the game and rondo's 37-game streak of at least ten assists is snapped. he was just nine games behind magic johnson's all-time mark. rondo may face a suspension for the fight. >>> the nfl is fining ndamukong suh $30,000 for kicking houston quarterback matt schaub in the groin. the detroit lions tackle says it was not done on purpose. >> it's a crazy play. it's one that unfortunately happened. i didn't even realize it until the end of the game and i see my twitter feed, i see my friends telling me about it. but other than that, i mean, can't do much more about it other than being dragged to the ground and my foot inadvertently hit the man. it's over with. moving forward. >> the league decided against suspending s
the boston celtics hosting the brooklyn nets last night. the celtics, kevin garnett going to take the basket. he takes a hard foul from kris humphries. you see it there. and rondo takes exception. he goes after humphreys. their teammates join the tusel. both humphreys and rondo got ejected and now rondo may be dejected. the nets won the game and rondo's 37-game streak of at least ten assists is snapped. he was just nine games behind magic johnson's all-time mark. rondo may face a suspension for...
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. >>> we're live in boston. gn we get closer to another important round of results. back here at the cnn election center. i'm wolf blitzer. counting down to poll closing in four more states. the battleground state of iowa, montana, and nevada, and another swing state, and finally, utah. together, those states have another 21 electoral votes, every vote i believe is vital to getting to the winning total of 270. both presidential campaigns are prepared for a long night. let's check in with jessie yellin and candy crowley. jessica, first to you,n over th? >> hi, wolf. the energy picked up as we made projections. still a long night ahead. they are excited. iowa and nevada, two battleground states that the obama campaign felt good about. nevada, the latino vote and their work organizing there. harry reid has a great organization. iowa, 18 points ahead, obama campaign was in the early vote heading into today, wolf. >> let's go to boston. candy, what's it like over there? >> well, they are still waiting, i have to tell you, a number of people are showing up, either, you kno
. >>> we're live in boston. gn we get closer to another important round of results. back here at the cnn election center. i'm wolf blitzer. counting down to poll closing in four more states. the battleground state of iowa, montana, and nevada, and another swing state, and finally, utah. together, those states have another 21 electoral votes, every vote i believe is vital to getting to the winning total of 270. both presidential campaigns are prepared for a long night. let's check in...
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the boston globe reports the romney campaign contracted with the same firm that handles boston's fourth of july fireworks and obtained a permit. but of course they ended up with nothing to celebrate. >>> a dramatic moment in a tucson courtroom today. the former congresswoman, gabrielle giffords, stares down the man who tried to kill her. we have new details from her would-be asass sin's sentencing hearing today. but not from germany. ♪ a powerful, fuel-efficient engine, but it's not from japan. ♪ it's a car like no other... inspired by a place like no other. introducing the all-new 2013 chevrolet malibu, our greatest malibu ever. ♪ [ male announcer ] it's that time of year. time for campbell's green bean casserole. you'll find the recipe at campbellskitchen.com. ♪ campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. 100% new. 100% mmm... wow, that is mmm... it's so mmm you might not believe it's a hundred calories. new yoplait greek 100. it is so good. >>> important meetings going on at the white house up on capitol hill right now. there's an economic potential crisis out there unless the
the boston globe reports the romney campaign contracted with the same firm that handles boston's fourth of july fireworks and obtained a permit. but of course they ended up with nothing to celebrate. >>> a dramatic moment in a tucson courtroom today. the former congresswoman, gabrielle giffords, stares down the man who tried to kill her. we have new details from her would-be asass sin's sentencing hearing today. but not from germany. ♪ a powerful, fuel-efficient engine, but it's not...
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right now romney is subletting a space his ton's investment firm in boston. he'll be in the same building, i think it's a safe bet, wolf, we will be hearing from him again in some capacity or another, wolf. >> i'm sure we will. he'll do just fine. >> right. >> thanks very much. >>> the accused mastermind behind 9/11 potentially closer to coming to this very country he allegedly conspired to attack. >>> max says he's found a way to diagnose parkinsons with a simple phone call. >> they leave a voice recording, the alga rhythms will get an indication whether or not they have parkinsons. >> how confident can you be that that person has parkinsons? >> to 99%. >> that's pretty incredible. if he succeeds, he could change the game for parkinsons patients and doctors. on the next list. let's say you want to get ahead in your career. how do you get from here... to here? at university of phoenix we're moving career planning forward so you can start figuring that out sooner. ln fact, by thinking about where want your education to lead, while you're still in school, you m
right now romney is subletting a space his ton's investment firm in boston. he'll be in the same building, i think it's a safe bet, wolf, we will be hearing from him again in some capacity or another, wolf. >> i'm sure we will. he'll do just fine. >> right. >> thanks very much. >>> the accused mastermind behind 9/11 potentially closer to coming to this very country he allegedly conspired to attack. >>> max says he's found a way to diagnose parkinsons with a...
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notorious reputed mob boss james whitey bulger reportedly hospitalized in boston. the 83-year-old was rushed from his prison cell to a hospital yesterday after complaining of chest pains. bulger, the man who inspired jack nicholson's character in "the departed" is awaiting trial for his role in 19 murders. >>> that is zach potter. inspiring a nation by climbing to the top of chicago's 103-story willis tower. zach lost his leg in a motorcycle accident three years ago. doctors out fitted the 31-year-old with the world's first neurocontrolled bionic leg. he used it to scale the former sears tower in just over 53 minutes. that's incredible. >>> coming up, the economy is a top issue in this election. and president obama has consistently trailed mitt romney on that issue. so what does that mean for tomorrow's election? one of the nation's top economists, larry summers, is going to join us next. harge of . how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. whe
notorious reputed mob boss james whitey bulger reportedly hospitalized in boston. the 83-year-old was rushed from his prison cell to a hospital yesterday after complaining of chest pains. bulger, the man who inspired jack nicholson's character in "the departed" is awaiting trial for his role in 19 murders. >>> that is zach potter. inspiring a nation by climbing to the top of chicago's 103-story willis tower. zach lost his leg in a motorcycle accident three years ago. doctors...
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you're just back from boston. you were y thereto romney campaign last night. they went in pretty upbeat. they thought they might have a good chance of winning, didn't they? >> they did. but i have to tell you that there was a certainty about the obama campaign even two weeks out. i talked to a senior strategist who said i'm not, you know, i'm not kidding you here. that's cleaned up version. i'm not kidding you here, candy,ly show you the figures afterwards. we have this. they were certain. there was an optimism in the romney camp. but it wasn't based on the numbers. it was based on the feel of things. and one thing you know when you cover a campaign, the feel of things can be really deceiving. >> numbers are more important than an -- >> if there is a mandate coming out of this, it is that you saw in the exit polls by a two-to-one margin, people believe there should be a path to citizenship for immigrants in this country. and i think if there's any mandate for republicans and democrats coming out of this, it is to get immigration reform done. >> we're going to
you're just back from boston. you were y thereto romney campaign last night. they went in pretty upbeat. they thought they might have a good chance of winning, didn't they? >> they did. but i have to tell you that there was a certainty about the obama campaign even two weeks out. i talked to a senior strategist who said i'm not, you know, i'm not kidding you here. that's cleaned up version. i'm not kidding you here, candy,ly show you the figures afterwards. we have this. they were...